Amigurumi My Neighbor Totoro Free m Pattern

 

Materials

• Yarn: sport or DK weight yarn. (I used Yarnart Jeans)
• Hook: 2 mm – 2.5 mm
• Black embroidery thread
• Fiber stuffing
• Yarn needles
• Stitch markers

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic ring
• (dc): double crochet
• (ch): chain
• (dec): decrease
• (st): stitch
• (F.o.): Fasten off
• (sc): single crochet
• (inc): increase
• BLO: work in back loops only

Body

Start with gray yarn

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
Rnd 6: sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
Rnd 8: 2 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 4 sc (48)
Rnd 9: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 10: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
Rnd 11-13: (2 rows) 54 sc (54)
Rnd 14: (8 sc, inc) * 6 (60)
Rnd 15: 60 sc (60)
Rnd 16: (9 sc, inc) * 6 (66)
Rnd 17: (gray) 28 sc, (white) 8 sc, (gray) 30 sc (66)
Rnd 18: (gray) (10 sc, inc) * 2, 3 sc, (white) 7 sc, inc, 6 sc, (gray) 4 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) * 2 (72)

Rnd 19: (gray) 26 sc, (white) 17 sc, (gray) 29 sc (72)
Rnd 20: (gray) 25 sc, (white) 19 sc, (gray) 28 sc (72)
Rnd 21: (gray) 24 sc, (white) 21 sc, (gray) 27 sc (72)
Rnd 22: (gray) 23 sc, (white) 23 sc, (gray) 26 sc (72)
Rnd 23: (gray) 22 sc, (white) 25 sc, (gray) 25 sc (72)
Rnd 24: (gray) 22 sc, (white) 25 sc, (gray) 25 sc (72)
Rnd 25-28: (gray) 22 sc, (white) 26 sc, (gray) 24 sc (72) (4 rows)
Rnd 29-31: (gray) 23 sc, (white) 25 sc, (gray) 24 sc (72) (3 rows)
Rnd 32: (gray) 24 sc, (white) 23 sc, (gray) 25 sc (72)
Rnd 33: (gray) (10 sc, dec) * 2, sc, (white) 9 sc, dec, 10 sc, (gray) dec, (10 sc, dec) * 2 (66)
Rnd 34: (gray) 25 sc, (white) 17 sc, (gray) 24 sc (66)
Rnd 35: (gray) (9 sc, dec) * 2, 4 sc, (white) 5 sc, dec, 8 sc, (gray) sc, dec, (9 sc, dec) * 2 (60)
Rnd 36: (gray) 26 sc, (white) 10 sc, (gray) 24 sc (60)
Rnd 37: (gray only from now on) (8 sc, dec) * 6 (54)
Rnd 38: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
Rnd 39: (2 sc, dec) * 12 (36)
Rnd 40: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
Rnd 41: BLO (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 42: (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 43: 6 dec (6)

Leave a long tail and weave in the end.

Ears (make 2)

Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) * 2 (6)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) * 2 (10)
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc) * 2 (12)
Rnd 6-7: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 8: (4 sc, dec) * 2 (10)
Rnd 9: 10 sc (10)
Rnd 10: (3 sc, dec) * 2 (8)
Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) * 2 (6)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 4-5: (2 rows) 18 sc (18)
Rnd 6: (7 sc, dec) * 2 (16)
Rnd 7-8: (2 rows) 16 sc (16)
Rnd 9: (6 sc, dec) * 2 (14)
Rnd 10-11: (2 rows) 14 sc (14)
Rnd 12: (5 sc, dec) * 2 (12)
Rnd 13: 12 sc (12)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4: (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 5: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Rnd 7-9: (3 rows) 24 sc (24)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Embroider the nose, mouth, and belly. Totoro is now ready.